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Post by windrunner on Jul 21, 2006 9:56:46 GMT -5
"I'm very well grounded because of my parents and my job and what I believe in. Some people ask me why I don't own a plane, for instance. Why? Because you can get used to that kind of stuff, and I think that's bad. It takes you away from normal experiences in a way that is probably debilitating. So I control that kind of thing intentionally. It's one of those discipline things. If my discipline ever broke down it would confuse me, too. So I try to prevent that. "
And this: "I do watch television. I don't have any TVs with their over-the-air receivers connected in my house. But when I'm in a hotel room or other places that have a TV, then I turn it on and flip the channels just like everybody else. I was watching cartoons on Nickelodeon on Sunday. Its amazing. "
He's a american, he's young, he influenced our lives more than any other man on earth (no, it's not the son of God...)
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Post by Dave3cu on Jul 21, 2006 10:25:51 GMT -5
Bill Gates-1994-Playboy Arguable-depending on your life's perspective. A few that come to mind: - Wm. Shockley, Bardeen and Brattain-1st practical transistor. A necessary prerequisite if your Bill Gates. -Gerry Thomas-invented TV dinners. -Robert Oppenheimer-father of the atomic bomb. -Adolf Hitler- - Alexander Fleming, Andrew J Moyer, John Sheehan-Penicillin -French engineer Louis Reard and fashion designer Jacques Heim-invented the Bikini. -The Pope -The guy who 'invented' fire. ..and of course, the Wright brothers. Dave
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Post by windrunner on Jul 21, 2006 12:42:30 GMT -5
Very good Dave! even if Mr. Gates does not owns a plane he is a main investor in the development of the Eclipse.
"Vern Raburn acknowledged that the world's richest man--and his former boss at Microsoft--is one of the many equity investors in the company. Gates holds the second-largest stake, behind another Fortune 500 individual, he said. To date, Eclipse has not formally disclosed its investors.
The Albuquerque, N.M.-based company is working on the Eclipse 500, a six-seater that can fly at a maximum speed of 375 knots. Designed for flights of about 300 miles to 600 miles, the plane, which will sell for $1.3 million, will likely be used by companies promoting on-demand flight services. Raburn said he expects the company to get Federal Aviation Administration approval to use the planes in a commercial setting in about a year. "
There are a few others names I should add to that list from an historical perspective, but I was thinking in the still alive persons. But someone I'd like to know is Mr. Gerry Thomas!
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Post by scubakobe on Jul 21, 2006 15:00:54 GMT -5
Bill Gates is involved in aviation? Then he must support the FSX development pretty well huh? But wait, he wouldn't have time to fly it! ;D Wow learn something new everyday indeed.
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Post by robert4368 on Jul 21, 2006 19:24:42 GMT -5
Interesting. Not quite sure what he means: "I don't own a plane, for instance. Why? Because you can get used to that kind of stuff, and I think that's bad. It takes you away from normal experiences in a way that is probably debilitating. " What is normal?
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Post by windrunner on Jul 22, 2006 4:43:19 GMT -5
I am not sure what "normal" is for Mr. Gates, but I'm sure his normality should be my out of my own daily common experience...lol.
It's a very interesting interview (from 1994), I'd like to hear what he thinks today. Has he changed up his mind? he must be an interesting man to talk to.
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